ESG: The Future of Sustainable Investing
Moderator: Mike Wallace, Chief Decarbonization Officer, Persefoni
Panel:
Jasmine Jiang, Director of Investments, Sunstone Management Inc.
Lisa Woll, Advisor, USSIF
Mike Lombardo, Head of ESG Strategy, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Recent announcements from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) make it clear that ESG field is maturing. As Gensler has repeatedly stated “companies are reporting ESG information; investors are using ESG information. The SEC is going to standardize it.” In addition, new ESG standards, rules, and policies in the EU, UK, Japan and other jurisdictions are rapidly influencing the market's rapid uptick in ESG oriented investment strategies. Once the domain of the public pension funds, ESG investing has crossed over into private equity and real estate investments. This session will provide an overview of the last trends shaping the investment field, as well as take deep dives into the most influential regulatory developments, standards and guidelines that dictate how companies and investors measure, manage, and report on their ESG activities, their footprints, and their impacts.